Cam shafts

[vern t]

Hello out there in straight 8 land, we are trying to find some info or source to get a little more lift and duration out of a cam. We have a 1950 Buick 248 cu inch. I tried Egge but they only have the standard cam. Thanks Vern

[Jyrki]

Howards and Isky made performance cams for them back in the days. I've got the impression that they can still regrind your existing cam.

[39CENT]

here are notes i made in a conversation with Jim Earl, who,s father Jarvis Earl was running a Buick straight 8 dragster @140 mph in the 50,s

this is old info for what the Earls did with a 38 Century coupe they used to race
kenney harmon cams 1-415-472-1414 k.60 .269L, k.80 [.422 lift .296 dur. k-90 .388 L [cam] corv cam [duntov?] corv springs?chevy sm blk valves [undercut manley,s] cut valve guides, port an fill intake. buick 322 springs chvy valves, main caps [hardenedstraps], turbulator pistons+ head .180 mill = 9.0 comp. ,420 L 268 dur.cam? copper coat headgaskt,chk piston to head clear. wilcap HE ford steel flywheel, 40# beefed centry clutch, .060? chev 235 piston mach top off.???shot peen rods, 55,56 packard valves?,howards cams F4F - .275L .250 dur, crane cams inq. comp cams? isky #55 cam,distributer advance 12 initial 32 full @ 2500. 4.44 rr gears with 27.5 in tall tires bring rpms up ez steady to 3000 rpm on line. then let r rip,1.60 rocker arm ratio?

[39CENT]

I got a cam from Chet Herbert, about 12 years ago, he had an ad that said " CAMS $39.95 ANY CAR ANY LIFT" or somethin like that. So I called and asked if he could do a I-8 Buick, and he said yes! So when i came to pick it up, he told me it took a half day to reset his cam grinder. He asked that i dont tell anybody cuz he didnt want to do those anymore. ggg You might give Iskenderian a call, or Schnieder. Comp cams? You may have to seach around, somebody can grind it.

[39CENT]

was looking at some cam and valvetrain sites and it looks like Crane Cams advertises specialty cam grinding for antique cars, and I know theyv done Buick I- 8,s in the past. And try ROCKER ARM SPECIALISTS they will custom rebuild and possibly make hi lift rockers from yours. like 1.6 ratio. Just look in google.

[bigirish2]

Schneider (SP) Cams in San Diego does lots of custom cam work. Might try them. Steve Long at what used to be Babe Erson might be willing to do one.
He is in the Long Beach area I believe.
Sometime if you call Isky or some of the other old cam grinding outfits and ask the right questions you might discover that they have might still have blanks left. Sometimes even billet blanks.

[jjStarwolf]

I'm in a little late on this, but I know that Isky used to make what they the
Iskandarian Parabolic Revmaster camshaft; don't know the lift, but I would call 'em!
Jon